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epstein files, megyn kelly loses her mind again, and finally, we answer the question, "do these jeans make my ass look racist?" so let's get into headlines! ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] for the past few weeks, the national conversation has been totally dominated by the jeffrey epstein story. but who would have thought that the thing that knocked it off the top of the charts would be sydney sweeney doing the most laid back line-delivery i've ever seen in my life. >> jeans are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color. my jeans are blue. >> sydney sweeney has great jeans. >> desi: "jahns."

"jahns are passed down. "my jahns are bluh." "i love my bluh jahns. jahns, jahns, bluh, bluh." i love her so much. okay, so there were a bunch of different reactions to this ad. some people thought, yeah, pretty standard ad where a hot person tells you to buy stuff. other people were like, "wow, desi, i saw you in that jeans ad, you looked great!" and then i had to be like, "no, that was sydney sweeney, it's a common mistake." anyway, but then there was another reaction online, which is that the ad wasn't just selling jeans -- it was also subtly promoting white supremacy. and as you can imagine, that spawned an incredible right wing backlash. >> what these left wingers don't know is that they're revealing themselves to be the actual racists here, racist against white people. >> they're mad because she's young, hot, healthy, white, and blonde. >> liberals just -- they just hate hot people. they just do. >> yeah. that's a great point. >> desi: "that's a great point, great point. i thought they just hated meat

and freedom, but they also hate hot people." and by the way, are you guys kidding? liberals love hot people. they love hot people so much they're apparently willing to give them one free murder. [laughter] but it wasn't just right wing media. it was also people who you thought had more important things to do. like pick-me-senator ted cruz. >> texas senator ted cruz. he wrote on x, "wow. now the crazy left has come out against beautiful women. i'm sure that will poll well." >> desi: yeah, you tell 'em, ted cruz. "if you want to talk shit about a woman and get away with it, you better be talking about my wife!" [cheers and applause] and if you can believe it, it gets grosser than ted cruz.

>> she's a hot, beautiful biological woman and everybody loves it. >> i thought it was a joke about her, you know, two most prominent assets. i'm sorry, as a red-blooded american male, it's not her blue eyes or her skin that i first see when i look at that picture. she is a lovely young woman, too young for me unfortunately. [audience reacts] >> why do you think people are so mad about that ad? it seems much less sensual than the one brooke shields did back in the 1980s. brooke shields. >> desi: "sensual. brooke shields. that was sensual." these guys are so horny for a jeans ad, they started remembering older jeans ads they were horny for. they're withdrawing 40 year old treasury bonds from their spank bank. "now betty boop, she was sensual." can stuart varney please not say

"sensual" anymore? >> you celebrate the sensuality that's in those two jeans ads? you like it? >> desi: ugh, stop saying "sensual." you ever see that time lapse video of a deer decomposing in like 10 seconds? every time i hear him say "sensual," that's what happens to my uterus. that guy saying "sensual" can make anything less sensual. and i mean anything. >> jeans are passed down from parent to offspring. >> sensual. >> desi: see? not sensual. can anyone possibly make this story even more gross? >> donald trump jr. posted this ai-generated image poking fun at sydney's commercial, "donald is so hot right now." [audience reacts] >> desi: "yeah, who wants to [bleep] my dad?" you know what? i'm done hearing from men on

this. perhaps we can get some sound analysis from someone who isn't suffering from boner brain fog. >> finally, we have an actual woman with amazing breasts and an obviously kick-ass body who is in a dress or in her jeans, whatever. and it's wonderful. >> desi: jesus. megyn kelly is more horned up than they are. it's almost making me miss "sensual." basically, megyn thinks the people who oppose this ad are just jealous haters who wish they were as hot as sydney sweeney. come to think of it, i did see someone going after her recently... who was that again? >> sydney sweeney, the new toast of the town out there because she's got these enormous breasts that everybody's obsessed with. [audience reacts] >> desi: well, well, well, megyn. one minute, you say you love boobs, the next you don't? what are you, my in-hindsight-very-gay high school boyfriend?

and by the way, sydney isn't the first woman megyn's gone after for being hot. >> i object to, like, j.lo and shakira showing their vag at the super bowl. >> she dresses like a prostitute! she looked like a hooker! >> look at this, her enormous breasts and a bathing suit was her chosen outfit. >> she hasn't come to grips with the fact that she's not a sex symbol anymore. >> you seem to be a desperate hoe wanting strangers to admire your vagina. >> desi: yeah, yeah, that's right, women. you listen to megyn kelly and hide your sexuality, unless your body makes liberals mad, in which case, it's a kick-ass body. hell, yeah! go, girl! you motorboat those liberal tears! [cheers and applause] but not so much that it threatens megyn, or so help me god, she will destroy you hobags. [cheers and applause]

but remember, this whole thing started because people were calling the ad a racist dog whistle. and whether that was intended or not, the reaction was more of a dog megaphone. >> we're sick and [bleep] tired of the nonsense where you are not allowed to ever celebrate someone who is white and blonde and blue-eyed. >> we are over this woke agenda. we're over the lizzos, we're over the dylan mulvaneys. if this was a 300 pound nonbinary person, they would be applauding her. >> i was so sick of seeing these just fat, unappealing losers who destroyed their own bodies. >> she is not a plus size swim model on the cover of "sports illustrated." she is not a male prom queen. >> this ad is the final declaration that we're done doing that shit. [boos] >> desi: guys, guys, guys, calm down. it's just an ad for jahns. blue jahns. this is such bullshit.

blonde women have had constant representation. in entertainment, in fashion, in letter turning! it's not that they want to see more white women, it's that they want to see none of anyone else. for a story about boobs, it sure has a hell of a lot of assholes. [cheers and applause] in all of this conversation, we're forgetting about the real victim here: american eagle. they just wanted to trick grandmas doing christmas shopping into thinking they were abercrombie & fitch. and now look what's happened. they've become associated with white supremacy. which is probably why they're now releasing a new ad to clarify their stance on racial equality.

>> genes are passed on from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, even eye color. >> asians are the best rates. >> ronny chieng has the best jeans. [cheers and applause] >> desi: when we come back, jordan klepper finds out what maga thinks about epstein, so don't go away. [cheers and applause] ♪♪ bon appétit. ♪♪ ♪♪

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[cheers and applause] >> desi: welcome back to "the daily show." donald trump has had a donald trump has had a roller coaster relationship with jeffrey epstein over the years, but so have his supporters. jordan klepper has more. ♪ ♪ >> the jeffrey epstein story is everywhere these days, and it's not new to the maga crowd. in fact, i have heard some version of it since 2019, although early on, some of the folks were hazy on the finer details, like his name. >> mark epstein. yeah. yeah, he's got quite a list of people that have showed up at his island from what i have read. bill clinton, bill gates, isn't there something there? doesn't that speak of the debauchery that is at these levels? >> jeffrey epstein parties with? >> yeah, there's got to be

something -- >> epstein famously spent a lot of time with trump. is that an issue? >> i didn't know that he spent a lot of time with trump. >> sometimes, the epstein talk was lumped in with fun conspiracies. >> somebody put me onto kilo nine. i believe some of it would epstein ended, and clinton -- >> you never bumped into anyone who associated with jeffrey epstein? >> i did vote for clinton. i used to be a democrat. >> then you voted for trump. so you love epstein. that might be the one thing. >> may be, i don't really know. i believe in something, jfk jr. is still alive. >> what? >> he's disguised in the background. this guy is always behind trump at the rallies. i'm going to look out for him today by the way. he looks disguised. two down is supposed to be carolyn bassett. i kind of hope i see them today. >> so you are seeing, jfk jr. is still alive and spending his time in the background as trump rallies? >> yes. >> how could i forget this man? he was more concerned with a

different trump associate. >> total evil. all you got to do is look at sean "puffy" combs. he is right in your face. oh, he's the black epstein. he is the black epstein. what is is all about? >> is there a connection with biden? >> hold on. yes they are they are all a part of the world order. that is what i'm telling you. >> desi: biden -- >> all of them. all of them. stop, man. if you don't know that -- >> i'm sorry. i didn't get his latest album. ♪ ♪ >> while trump was being indicted in a manhattan court, his supporters were gathered outside deflecting. >> biden, we all know that. when he's in the white house, he likes to sniff kids -- >> i'm sorry, you say that biden likes to sniff kids. >> you have seen the videos of him sniffing kids all this time. he's been on epstein island 26 times. >> you don't support anyone who associates with someone like epstein. >> never. >> yyou are here defending donald trump.

>> what you think about trump associating the epstein? >> he was on his life coming to new york. >> what if you saw a video trump next to epstein? >> there was a video. >> so there is a video evidence of trump at epstein. and as you talk through it, almost seems like a double standard. >> why is it a double standard? you people are the most, i like to call you the fake [bleep] and i don't give a shit. you can't embarrass me. you think you are journalists. you are not. >> i am not. ♪ ♪ >> with the big parade, everything that is coming down the street, what are you most excited to see? >> tanks. the helicopters. >> something like this and you can think of what else was going on. >> that's right. >> a couple days ago, we were talking about epstein's list. nobody's thinking about that now. >> no. it is the united states army. 250th anniversary. >> on the gulf of america, the tampa bay young republicans attacked the democrats and

epstein was very carefully thought out criticism. >> don't really to know too much about her but hey, i know the democratic party is big into doing things underneath the surface level. >> what do you mean? like what? >> like human trafficking. >> oh, my god. the democrats are into human trafficking? >> of course. how do you think they make most of their money anyway? >> you will not let that stand. >> wait until the epstein files come out. >> it will happen any minute. >> you guys are still antihuman trafficking. >> 100%. >> you guys did invite andrew tate to talk to your group. andrew tate kind of big and the alleged human trafficking thing. >> got to make sure it will not be happening here. >> you are not welcome here, human traffickers. accept you are invited to our group to talk. >> so how will this group react if the epstein files are released and trump is in there? i'm sure we will expect a very rational response. >> jfk jr. is still alive. >> or maybe not. [cheers and applause] >> desi: thank you, jordan.

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[cheers and applause] >> desi: welcome back to "the daily show." my guest tonight is an emmy award-winning actor and producer who stars in the new film "sketch." >> i know this cat. >> what's wrong with that? >> don't touch it. >> don't swat me. >> there is more to this cat than what it's letting on. >> did you just say that there is more to this cat than it's letting on? >> can you just trust me on this, please? >> does it have some sort of skin condition? there was more to the cat. >> i told you. >> shut up. amber drew that? >> just the horrifying parts. >> huh. >> she's working through some stuff. [explosion] >> desi: please welcome tony hale! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪

oh! >> such an honor being here. >> desi: oh, my god. the entire building is so excited to have you here. tony hale, comedic genius. [cheers and applause] >> so nice. it comes from so much pain. >> desi: yes, i assume so. it always does. >> yeah, yeah. >> desi: it always does. you have played some of the most iconic roles in tv. gary in "veep." buster bluth in "arrested development." [cheers and applause] >> thank you. >> desi: do you ever go back and watch old episodes of "veep" just to remember what things could be like if we had competent adults in charge? >> interesting. you know what, i actually love when people come up and say they like the show and remind me of bits because i don't -- somebody once said, they said, oh i loved that bit -- so my hand was eaten

off by a seal in the show. >> desi: sure, sure. >> and i was in the hospital. i said, i love that bit when the doctor said, he's going to be okay. and somebody had to remind me that it said, no, he's going to be "all right." meaning that he just has a right arm. [laughter] this was a joke i got 15 years after i shot the show. it was so layered. >> desi: that is what makes both of those shows so incredible is they are jokes on jokes and jokes and you do kind of have to rewatch multiple times to catch everything. >> oh, yeah. >> desi: i want to talk about this new movie that you have now, "sketch." i heard it described as "jurassic park" meets "inside out." it is such a fascinating movie. it is so great. how do you describe it? >> ooh. this movie has taken is eight years to get made. and my friend, seth worley, the writer and director who is so talented, he had this idea -- it actually came from his situation with his sister growing up where his sister was drawing these really dark pictures and his

parents took her to a therapist because they were worried and it was a bullying situation. and the therapist asked her, do you want these things to happen to this bully? and she was honest and she said, kind of. the therapist said, i think it is a good idea that you drew them rather than left it blank. you were creative and put it on paper rather than keeping it up here where it festers and gets dark. so that is where the story came from. i play a worried dad who is seeing these pictures and something happens where the pictures come to life, and it talks about -- in the movie, my wife has passed away, so it is all of these kind of things of kids. she is actually processing her feelings and i am kind of compartmentalizing them. actually, there is a new term. you have heard of helicopter parenting -- >> desi: no, never heard of it. do you need more water? [laughter] >> gosh. >> desi: here is a tissue. >> this is really happening. but there is a new term called "snowplow parenting," where you want to remove the challenges completely from your kids, which i totally relate to. i have a 19-year-old and seeing my kid have to go through stuff

and her feeling feelings, you are like, ugh, but she has to walk through that stuff to grow. my character in the movie wanted to compartmentalize. so he learned, we got to process these feelings. we got to walk through it. >> desi: it is such a beautiful message at the heart of it and i have a 9-year-old son at home and i loved watching this movie with him. it was such -- i think it was helpful for him to hear, but really more for me to hear, how do i talk to my child about processing feelings like that? and you spend the whole movie being concerned about your daughter, when you also have a son who is kind of doing the same thing that your character is doing, holding all of it -- >> i'm trying to fix things. >> desi: d'arcy carden is also in the movie. >> d'arcy carden from "the good place -- [cheers and applause] she is so fun and kind. you know, when you are working with other comics -- you are so talented and when you are working with other comic actors -- >> desi: go on.

let's unpack that for a while. >> your timing is tight. >> desi: let's go. >> you have that trust, you can kind of have that comic dance together, and d'arcy was perfect. she plays my sister in the movie. >> desi: she is so great in it and she has my favorite quote in the movie. she says to you at some point when you are fretting over your daughter, she says, "i think you should stop worrying about the girls who are busy drawing about their pain and worry more about the boys who are ignoring theirs." >> yeah. >> desi: i thought, that is why -- [applause] >> it is also -- and if you think about it, you talk about on this show all the time, there is a lot of finger-pointing. look at what they are doing. let's start pointing the finger back at ourselves. also, this is a really fun family adventure. >> desi: it is. it is very funny. [laughter] >> silly movie. >> desi: it is a feel-good movie. it is funny. but important messaging. and really timely, if you ask me. >> very timely. >> desi: this is your baby. you have been producing it for like you said, eight years. >> eight years. it is great and it is also that

feeling of, like, take care of my kid. because we championed it -- championing-ed it -- >> desi: sure. >> we will go with that. >> desi: we will fix it in post. [laughter] >> we'll fix it in post. for so long, and seeing it, even getting cast together and finally finding financing and the post of it, you saw the special effects are so specific. getting it out there, it is a pretty vulnerable feeling but i am so stoked, guys. it is so good. [cheers and applause] >> desi: because this movie is about channeling your feelings through art, through drawing, and those drawings coming to life, with things being as polarizing as they are right now culturally, politically, if you could draw anything right now but to come to life, what would you choose to draw? >> [laughs] okay, you know what is super sad? i was just asked this question and i'm not kidding, the first thing that came to my mind was a mcflurry from mcdonald's.

and they said, tony, you can get one of those. and i thought, do i want a relationship with it? i didn't know what i was trying to do. that was the first thing. i would like a mcflurry and i would like to see that come to life in addition to a big hug that hugs the world. >> desi: a big hug that hugs the world. >> just a big hug that hugs the world. [applause] >> desi: i was going to say, myself on the unicorn but i think a big hug that hopes the world. that is a much better answer. >> kind of daunting. >> desi: i will take it. i say we could use it right now. congratulations on the movie. here is to a big hug that hugs the world. >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> desi: "sketch" is in theaters august 6th. tony hale! we're going to take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪

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can all freak out together. now here it is, your "moment of zen." >> critics calling that campaign tone-deaf. others calling out the ad for allegedly being nazi propaganda. so there you have it. >> yeah they are [laughs] i'm going to go out and buy a pair of those genes immediately. >> sorry. ♪ it seems today that all you see ♪ ♪ is violence in movies and sex on tv ♪ ♪ but where are those good old-fashioned values ♪ ♪ on which we used to rely? ♪ ♪ lucky there's a family guy ♪ ♪ lucky there's a man who positively can do ♪ ♪ all the things that make us ♪ ♪ laugh and cry ♪ ♪ he's... a... fam... ily... guy! ♪ thanks for driving me to the library for story time, brian.

today we're reading the very hungry caterpillar vs. the human centipede. i heard it's like alien vs. predator. with a little bit more butt eating. that does sound fun, but what if i took you to a different library today? what? but i like my library. i met curious george there. mom said he was a puppet, but she's stupid. i'm just saying we should go to the library at quahog university and take your education to a higher level. i guess i can try it. i mean, i do want to get ahead. i don't want to end up like meg, doing sad one-woman shows. ♪ oh, i love trash ♪ ♪ anything dirty or dingy or dusty ♪ ♪ anything ragged or rotten or rusty ♪ ♪ yes, i love trash... ♪ (quietly): whose fault is this? you're wearing a garbage bag as a cape. who do you think? him? shh. she's crushing it!

oh, yeah. that's good library. aw, you didn't come here for me; you came to be a creep. whatever. you go do your thing. i'm gonna go watch that young hotshot attorney over there who's clearly in the middle of a movie montage. (upbeat soundtrack plays) stewie: oh! he found it. he's gonna win the case. (gunshot) stewie: oh, no. it was a '70s movie. (somber soundtrack plays) so, who you reading? george eliot. ah, georgie. i'm a big fan. i think he, uh... she. ...she said it best when she said... "bantam press, 1851." (groans softly) lumineers? what? hmm? you just said "lumineers" with no context.

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